Gossip Girl Reborn by Darlene Nunez

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Riddled with anxiety, Deborah's father immediately demanded, "Where on earth have you been? Why can't we find you? Who are you with, and why aren't you answering your phone?" Deborah was silent for a moment, causing everyone to ense up.

"What's the issue? I had a sudden stroke of inspiration and went to work in the car. I even had my phone. on silent mode. I do this all the time. Didn't they say they didn't need me there?" she answered in a baffled tone.

Recalling that such behavior was typical of her indeed, the Carneys heaved a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Come home. Something has come up. By the way, have you seen Damien?" "No. What's going on?"

The Carneys did not know what to say and simply replied, "We'll talk when you get back."

Once the phone call ended, they immediately turned to Ruby and Oliver and snapped "Hear that?"

Ruby and Oliver looked grith. It's too fast. Something isn't right.

"Who knows?" Ruby insisted stubbornly.

Although Oliver did not speak, he had a disbelieving look in his eyes.

"Well, I'm curious to see how you'll continue to spin lies later. I'm afraid we have to reconsider this engagement," the Carneys replied.

Given the way they've insulted our daughter, we truly have to think twice about the engagement,

At that moment, instead of Deborah returning, it was Damien.

Needless to say, his return instantly drew everyone's attention.

Their thoughts ran wild when they saw that he had changed his clothes.

I ask you to attend to something? What's going on? You've been gone for quite some time

wore an innocent expression as he raised his recently

to the matter, but I accidentally fell. Not only did my clothes get soaked, but I also hurt my hand. I had no choice but to tend to my injury before coming back. My phone.... it got waterlogged and doesn't

a

believe it. Both of you just happened to be out, and

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to me? I can't believe you slept with my fiancée at our

retorted, "What on earth are you babbling about? Can anyone tell

doesn't know how to restrain himself. Is he

based on this groundless speculation, you're accusing us for no good reason? In that case, you should try checking everyone's phone. If someone left early or was having fun outside and didn't answer their calls, are you going

Ruby piped up, refusing to

at her. I thought my heart wouldn't ache anymore, yet it still feels as though it's being pierced by a needle. Does she actually despise me so much? That toisted, ugly expression of hers is eerily similar to Mother's Not

Mother and stopped you from entering the entertainment industry, you decided to treat me so horribly? It's no secret that our relationship has always Been strained, but we're siblings! There should be a limit to

the others to believe him a little. After all, Ruby did seem like the type who only cared about her feelings and nobody else's. Moreover, their relationship as siblings

was all a fabrication, she could not help stammering. All she could do was shout insistently, "What I said is true. It's the truth. Something is going on between you two! You're indeed coveting your cousin-in-law!" Damien's expression

up his mind. Judging by Damien's reaction, something definitely happened. And if it

once Deborah returns," Oliver said. I don't believe they'll get out of this unscathed. Such a thing won't happen unless the heavens are on

that than a flicker of panic flashed across Damien's eyes. That

come with me now. I haven't completed the task Aunt Lydia asked me to do, so you need

he was magnanimous and thus prioritized

feeling guilty and wanted to settle things privately with his cousin

a sense of satisfaction as he watched. Damien, who always seemed to handle things with ease in such a

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